Neutrogena Enters $4.7M Deal In BIPA Suit Over Skin360 App

By Gianna Ferrarin

A former Johnson & Johnson subsidiary has agreed to pay $4.7 million to settle a potential class action claiming it unlawfully stored and collected facial scans of people who used its Neutrogena Skin360 tool, according to a filing in New Jersey federal court.

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Intel Faces Fraud Suit Over AI Ad Tech Misrepresentation

By Celeste Bott

Intel Corp. and one of its directors are being sued for fraud in Illinois state court by 200 plaintiffs claiming the company fraudulently induced them to buy artificial intelligence technology it developed to help facilitate location-based targeted advertising and misrepresented its intention to buy the data that was collected.

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Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense

By Elaine Briseño

Canadian hockey officials asked the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from junior players who sued the National Hockey League and its pipeline organizations over alleged antitrust violations, arguing certain rules actually benefit the community and foster competition.

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States, Unions Urge DC Circ. To Block Haiti TPS Termination

By Tom Lotshaw

California-led states and a coalition of unions urged the D.C. Circuit to deny the Trump administration's push to end temporary protected status for Haiti during an ongoing legal challenge, arguing it would harm families, communities and the economy.

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Illinois' Pritzker Proposes Social Media Tax To Fund Education

By Maria Koklanaris

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposed Wednesday that the state levy a new tax on social media companies with at least 100,000 users in the state and direct the money raised to education as part of a $56 billion budget plan he unveiled for fiscal 2027.

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Amazon Escapes Fired Pansexual Worker's Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

An Illinois federal judge tossed a pansexual Amazon worker's bias suit claiming that a colleague called him a homophobic slur and that he was fired for complaining about it, ruling he can't overcome evidence that he was terminated for racking up too much "idle time" on the job.

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Genetic Testing Co.'s Acquisition Draws Privacy Suit

By Lauraann Wood

Healthcare technology company Tempus AI illegally compelled a genetic testing company to disclose its "massive trove" of genetic data through acquisition and then further disclosed affected individuals' private data to other companies without consent, an Illinois mother told a federal court.

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Nordic Energy Faces Trimmed Suit Over Energy Pricing

By Elaine Briseño

An Illinois federal judge allowed a homeowner to move forward with a lawsuit that accused Nordic Energy Services LLC of charging him higher prices than promised, finding language in the contract describing the charges supported the plaintiff's interpretation of costs.

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7th Circ. Mulls Remanding Walmart ADA Injunction Bid Again

By Lauraann Wood

A Seventh Circuit judge seemed open Wednesday to having a Wisconsin judge again consider federal employment regulators' injunctive relief request after a jury found Walmart liable for failing to accommodate an employee with Down syndrome, saying the trial record suggests Walmart's schedule-related misstep may not have been a one-time mistake.

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Clarifying A Persistent Misconception About Settlement Talks

An Indiana federal court’s recent Cloudbusters v. Tinsley ruling underscores the often-misunderstood principle that Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence does not bar parties from referencing prior settlement communications in their pleadings — a critical distinction when such demands further a fraudulent or bad faith scheme, say attorneys at Hanson Bridgett.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes

Early-career attorneys may struggle to introduce clients to practitioners in other specialties, but cross-selling becomes easier once they know why it’s vital to their first years of practice, which mistakes to avoid and how to anticipate clients' needs, say attorneys at Moses & Singer.

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Analysis

Will Jurors Penalize AI? Study Examines Trade Secrets Impact

By Ivan Moreno

A forthcoming academic study suggests juries may treat AI-enabled actions more harshly than human conduct in trade secrets disputes, resulting in what the authors call an “AI penalty.” Attorneys say reality is more complicated.

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Jury To Get Goldstein Case After Clashing Closing Statements

By Jared Foretek

The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial will finally begin to deliberate on a 16-count verdict form, after federal prosecutors on Wednesday recounted lies they said he admitted to, and the defense slammed what it described as a shoddy investigation into the charges.

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DOJ Acknowledges Violations Of Court Orders For Immigrants

By Rae Ann Varona

A senior U.S. Department of Justice official acknowledged that the government has violated dozens of court orders involving immigrants since early last December, according to a New Jersey federal judge's order directing government officials to detail how the Trump administration will ensure compliance with orders in the judicial district.

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Trump Taps Atty In Carroll Case For 8th Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he's nominating for the Eighth Circuit a co-owner of James Otis Law Group, where the attorney has been part of the legal team representing Trump in writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit against the president.

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This Firm Nabbed The Top Spot In Patent Activity Rankings

By Theresa Schliep

The law firm that secured the most utility patents in 2025, with 5,242 patents, retained the lead from 2024, although it experienced a slight dip in activity, according to a new report from Harrity Patent Analytics.

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5th Circ. Sanctions Atty Over AI-Generated Errors In Brief

By Lauren Berg

The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday sanctioned a Texas attorney for using generative artificial intelligence to draft a brief that was "riddled with fabricated quotations and assertions," while rebuking the attorney for not being more forthcoming about her use of the technology and her failure to check its accuracy.

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Indiana Firm Sues Quintairos Prieto Over 'Mass Exodus'

By Adrian Cruz

Indiana-based Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC has alleged a former employee helped conspire with her new employer Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer PA and two former shareholders to cause a "mass exodus" of attorneys that led to the eventual shutdown of one of the insurance firm's offices.

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Senators Push For Transparency In Litigation Funding

By Courtney Bublé

Lawmakers are trying again to rein in third-party litigation financing, a multibillion-dollar industry that critics argue allows foreign entities to assert control of the U.S. legal system.

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Amazon Says Atty Accused Of TM Scheme Used AI Citations

By Ben Adlin

Amazon has told a Seattle federal judge that California attorney Kathy Q. Hao relied on artificial intelligence-hallucinated case law in her effort to escape its lawsuit accusing her of participating in a fraudulent trademark scheme, urging the court to weigh sanctions against the lawyer over what the e-commerce and technology giant called "fabricated citations."

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Judges' Neutrality Must Extend Beyond Courtroom, ABA Says

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association's ethics committee is guiding judges to maintain the same level of neutrality and impartiality in working with court staff that they exercise when presiding in the courtroom, according to its latest formal opinion on Wednesday.

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State High Court Chiefs To Review Law School Accreditation

By Ryan Boysen

State supreme court leaders said Wednesday they will conduct a thorough review of law school accreditation practices this year, a move that comes after state justices in Texas and Florida recently ended the American Bar Association's longstanding accreditation monopoly in those states.

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